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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplegamiento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pleɣaˈmjento
"El plegamiento de los estratos rocosos formó las montañas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state, quality, or condition of being folded, creased, or wrinkled.
"Die Faltigkeit des Stoffes verlieh dem Kleid eine elegante Textur." - 2
In geology and anatomy, the degree or pattern of folding or corrugation in layers of rock or tissue.
"Die geologische Faltigkeit der Gesteinsschichten deutet auf immense tektonische Kräfte hin."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the German adjective 'faltig' (wrinkled, folded) combined with the nominalizing suffix '-keit'. The root traces back to Old High German 'faldan', reflecting a physical state of having folds, creases, or wrinkles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Faltigkeit" is said worldwide
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plissement
Transliteration: plissmɑ̃
"Le plissement de la roche témoigne d'une ancienne activité tectonique."
Faltigkeit
Transliteration: ˈfaltɪçkaɪt
"Die Faltigkeit des Pergaments zeigte sein hohes Alter."
pieghettatura
Transliteration: pjɛɡettaˈtura
"La pieghettatura della stoffa era eseguita con grande precisione."
plegamiento
Transliteration: pleɣaˈmjento
"El plegamiento de los estratos rocosos formó las montañas."
dobradiça
Transliteration: dobɾaˈdisɐ
"A dobra do material determinava a sua flexibilidade."
सिलवट
Transliteration: silavat
"कपड़े की सिलवट ने उसकी भव्यता को कम कर दिया।"
褶皱度
Transliteration: zhě zhòu dù
"地层的褶皱度反映了地质运动的剧烈程度。"
주름짐
Transliteration: jureumjim
"종이의 주름짐 현상이 두드러진다."
しわ状
Transliteration: shiwajou
"その生地のしわ状の質感が特徴的である。"
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